Word Roots Flashcards

(69 cards)

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arter / arteri

A

artery

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arthr

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joint

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card / cardi

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heart

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4
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gastr

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stomach

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5
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hepat

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liver

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later

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side

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7
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norm

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a common state

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oste

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bone

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9
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path

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disease

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tens

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to stretch

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ven

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vein

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ab-

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away from

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bi-

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two

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endo-

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within

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hyper-

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above; beyond; excessive

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hypo-

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below; under; deficient

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intra-

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within

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pre-

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to come before

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post-

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to follow after

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sub-

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under

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ana-

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up, toward, apart

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bi-

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two

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epi-

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upon

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hypo-

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beneath

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uni-
one
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abdomin
abdomen
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anter
front
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brach
arm
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card, cardi
heart
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caud
tail, downward
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cephal
head
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cervic
neck
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chondr
gristle, cartilage
34
chron
time
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cran, crani
skull, cranium
36
dist
away from a point of reference
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dors
back
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eti
cause
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femor
thigh
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gastr
stomach
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glut
buttock
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hom, home
sameness or unchanging
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iatr
to heal
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idi
person, self
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ili
flank or groin
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infect
to enter, invade
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infer
below
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inguin
groin
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later
side
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lumb
loin or lower back
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medi
middle
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path
disease, suffering
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pelv
pelvis, washbasin
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physi
nature
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poster
back, behind
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proxim
near to a point of reference
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spin
spine or thorn
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stasis
standing still
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super
above
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thorac
chest
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tom
cut
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umbilic
navel
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ventr
belly, front
64
-ad
toward
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-al
pertaining to
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-ar
pertaining to
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-ic
pertaining to
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-ior
pertaining to
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-y
process of